Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks

· National Hockey League

Toronto Maple Leafs

32-31-13

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San Jose Sharks

36-31-7

Sharks win 4th straight to improve playoff hopes, beating the Maple Leafs 4-1

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Collin Graf, William Eklund and Adam Gaudette also scored and Alex Nedeljkovic made 18 saves.

San Jose holds the second wild-card spot in the crowded Western Conference, with Nashville and Los Angeles even in points but each with one more game. The Sharks had the worst record in the NHL last season and haven’t made the playoffs since 2018-19.

Sharks star Macklin Celebrini was scoreless after having nine points in his previous three games.

John Tavares scored a power-play goal for Toronto. The Maple Leafs have lost two of three on a four-game trip.

Up next Maple Leafs: At Los Angeles on Saturday.

Sharks: Host Nashville on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

SJ wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 3:27	Zack Ostapchuk Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Barclay Goodrow (7), Dmitry Orlov (30)
Goal	1st Period 17:43	Collin Graf Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Misa (10), Tyler Toffoli (29)
Goal	2nd Period 1:42	William Eklund Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (34), Kiefer Sherwood (10)
Goal	2nd Period 6:43	John Tavares Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Easton Cowan (16), William Nylander (46)
Goal	3rd Period 19:03	Adam Gaudette Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (32), Zack Ostapchuk (3)

Statistics

TOR		SJ
16	Blocked Shots	16
21	Hits	17
7	Takeaways	4
20	Shots	25
1	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	2
100.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
28	Faceoffs Won	32
46.7	Faceoff Win Percent	53.3
14	Giveaways	19
2	Total Penalties	1
4	Penalty Minutes	2